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Daniel Cormier: Conor McGregor Didn’t Deserve What Happened In UFC 229 Brawl

Jeremy LambertOctober 7, 2018, 4:29 pm

Dana White credited Daniel Cormier for helping get Khabib Nurmagomdeov during the UFC 229 brawl.

But before he was able to get Khabib, all hell broke loose. After submitting Conor McGregor in the fourth round, Nurmagomedov jumped the cage and tried to attack McGregor’s trainer Dillon Danis. During the melee, McGregor got into it with members of Khabib’s corner and was sucker punched from behind.

Taking to social media, Cormier addressed the brawl and what was going through Khabib’s mind at the time.

Hey guys, two wrongs don’t make it right. Conor didn’t deserve that. No one did. But some things aren’t for fight promotion. Religion, family, country. Throwing stuff in Brooklyn. For Khabib it wasn’t fight promotion, it was really personal. Diff culture man. Sucks

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) October 7, 2018

Come on Tony you’re right those guys are completely wrong. And they’re in jail for it. I truly sympathize with with Conor I’m just saying dude didn’t know they were just building a fight https://t.co/YjkEBjP306

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) October 7, 2018

Conor didn’t press charges , that tells me that he understands look I don’t like him he doesn’t like me shit happens. Kinda gangster shit by Conor. He showed lot of heart tonight! Crazy night. Wish we were talking bout the fight.

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) October 7, 2018

Three members of Khabib’s team were arrested for their role in the incident, but released after McGregor did not press charges. McGregor has yet to comment on the actual brawl, but did give Khabib his due on social media following the fight.